'Conchae bullosis': a rare case with bilateral triple turbinate pneumatisations

Ozturan O., YENIGUN A., DEGIRMENCI N., YILMAZ F.

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, cilt.127, sa.1, ss.73-75, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 127 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/s0022215112002514
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.73-75
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anatomy, Nasal Cavity, Nasal Sinuses, Turbinates, Computed Tomography, PNEUMATIZED INFERIOR TURBINATE
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Concha bullosa is the pneumatisation of intranasal conchae (usually the middle turbinate, and rarely the inferior or superior turbinate); however, the term is generally used to describe aeration of the middle concha. Superior concha bullosa is a rare finding, and only a few cases of inferior concha bullosa have been reported in the medical literature. When symptomatic, concha bullosa may cause various problems including nasal congestion, headache, postnasal drip, anosmia and, sometimes, epiphora.